It represents the most
important place of pilgrimage for Bektashi. The tomb is located on Mt.
Tomorr, 2217m above the sea level. It is two hours on foot or 40 minutes
by car. Abaz Aliu came from Saudi Arabia with his white horse to fight
against his enemies on the top of Mt. Tomorr. After Abaz Aliu defeated
his enemies he decided to rest for five days on Mt Tomorr and afterwards
he went to live on Mt. Olympus. Every year Abaz Aliu returns to the
mountain on August 20th and he stays for five days, during these days,
many Bektashi and Christians, too, travel to Mt. Tomorr to pray and give
thanks.
The tomb of Abaz Aliu is an ancient holy place. Mustafa Tusiu and
Haxhi Baba Horasani built the resting place for Abaz Aliu at the top of
Mt. Tomorr. From that time until today, every year, from August 20th to
August 25th, a pilgrimage for Bektashi is organized to Abaz Aliu’s
resting place. This pilgrimage has an international quality and is
referred to as Kulmak. Participants include Bektashi, Muslims, and
Christians from all of Albania, as well as people from the Albanian
diaspora and many other countries all over the world. Every year the
number of pilgrimage participants grow and the record attendance is at
250,000.
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